PARIETOMASTOID SUTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parietomastoid suture mean? 

• PARIETOMASTOID SUTURE (noun)
  The noun PARIETOMASTOID SUTURE has 1 sense:

1. the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones

  Familiarity information: PARIETOMASTOID SUTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARIETOMASTOID SUTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The suture between the parietal and the temporal bones

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("parietomastoid suture" is a kind of...):

fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))

Holonyms ("parietomastoid suture" is a part of...):

braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)